SAM A. ABOLROUS

4615 158th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98006

Home:

Tel: (425) 641.4174

Fax: (440) 551.3938 or (440).551.3960

E-mail: SAbolrous@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE:

Documentation Manager, Technical Writer or Programming Writer position.

 

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Languages:

·         C# and J#

·         C and C++

·         Visual Basic

·         Pascal

·         FORTRAN

·         COBOL

·         LISP

·         HTML and DHTML

·         JavaScript and JScript

·         XML

·         SQL

Operating Systems:

·         Windows XP

·         Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 Server

·         Windows 9x, and 3.x

·         DOS

·         RSX-11M+

·         UNIX

·         MAC OS

Skills and Expertise:

·         Technical Writing.

·         Software Design.

·         Teaching and Training.

·         Technical Support.

·         Military Technical Experience.

EXPERIENCE:

97-Present: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, Programmer/Writer.

·         Wrote the J# API, keywords and operators for Visual studio 2005 (beta 2).

·         Wrote the C# Programmer’s Reference for Visual Studio versions 7.0 and 2005 (beta1).

·         Wrote code snippets for C# and .NET Framework for Visual Studio versions 7.0.

·         Wrote Web Forms walkthroughs for Visual Studio versions 7.0.

·         Contributed to ODBC and OLE DB documentation.

·         Contributed to the MS Repository documentation versions 1.0, and 2.0.

·         Wrote the Repository documentation version 3.0 (Alpha).

·         Wrote the Repository SDK documentation versions 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1.

89-97: LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, System Programmer/Manager.

Responsible for:

·         Software design for Hearing Research experiments.

·         Mainframe System Administration.

87-89: Technology International, LaPlace, LA, System Manager/Analyst.

Responsible for:

·         Design of a robotics laboratory for the Department Of Defense (DOD). The project simulated the actual ground war battle using robots.

·         Design of a reliable voice recognition system for the Department Of Education (DOED). The project was used to help physically-challenged students, who cannot use the keyboard, to interact with the computer.

66-87: Egyptian Navy.

Retired as Rear Admiral. Held different positions and practiced many activities, including:

·         Management of Data Processing centers.

·         Management of Simulation Systems.

·         Computer science instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School.

·         Hardware and software consultant.

·         Design of software systems for different applications including inventory control, medical databases and payroll.

EDUCATION:

·         Certificate of Brigade Commanding, Naval Post Graduate School, Alexandria, Egypt 1987.

·         Certificate, Metrology, France, 1981.

·         Certificate, Radar and Sonar Simulation, U.K., 1980.

·         Post Graduate courses, Computer Science, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1978-1979.

·         Certificate, Solid State Radar, U.K., 1979.

·         Diploma, Arabic Calligraphy, School of Arabic Calligraphy, Egypt, 1966.

·         BS, Military Science, Military Technical College, Egypt, 1966.

·         BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1966.

PLUSES:

·         Wrote the following books:

o        Learn C in Three Days, Wordware Publishing, Inc., USA 1991.

o        Learn Pascal in Three Days, Wordware Publishing, Inc., USA 1992.

o        Learn Pascal in Three Days (Second Edition) Wordware Publishing, Inc., USA 1997. These books were translated to Chinese and Polish, and published in China, Hong Kong, and Poland.

o        Learn Pascal (Advanced), Wordware Publishing, Inc., USA 2000.

o        Over fifty books on computer science and languages, including C++, C++ for Windows, Visual Basic, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Internet, published in the Middle East (1984-1998).

·         Published papers on software reliability.

·         Good background on electrical engineering and mathematics.

·         Mastered Arabic and fluent in French.